Chi Chi thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes. I cooked jolloff rice according to your instructions, my husband went bananas! I can't wait to try out others. Thanks
This makes me wanna make akara tommoro morning! Great vids! I've directed my friend who loves my stew to go watch your channel. I can't be bothered to teach her myself! You got fans in canada <3
Thank you for your valuable comments. I would love to know who your online food provider is and would you recommend them as reputable, reliable and cost effective. I would really appreciate your feed back. Thanks
I love akara and would love to make them, but over here in the states i can't find any of the black eye pea flower. So if i am to make akara from black eye peas i long will i grind them up and how should the consistancy look
Well i'm not sure. I'm currently in Columbia, Missouri, which is a small town where I go to college and i've checked the Asia and middle eastern stores and they didn't sell any. They are no African stores here. But i'm from Kansas City( the biggest city in Missouri) so when i go home i'll have to check the African Stores up there.
wow isnt that rich coming from a people that don't even know how to season there food, You talk about knifing people in the streets, Have you ever taken into account that for every 1 person knifed in the streets by a black person, around 5000 die from Western Exploitation and another few thousand from western funded wars in africa...stand down and respect your parents.. silly child..
Yes they are fried but each bean ball is packed with protein. They really do make for great snacky treats and because i make my balls fairly big and most times lay them on some kitchen tissue towels to absorb any of the excess oil, they are not as greasy as some i have had in the past. Got a few more recipes i will be posting soon. I will let you know.
OH MI GOD THANK YOU. i did the whole 'put beans overnite' thing and its STILL not ready and im v.stressed becoz i have a party in 2hrs and its not ready, all i have 2 do is buy the bean flour. o mi god my life is saved!!
You can buy your bean flour from most indian grocery store as alot of them sell alot of African imported foods. Brixton market, Ridley road market are one stop shopping spots to get any of your exclusive nigerian or african foods.
Sheloveziaw82, thanks for your kind response but ChiChi specifically said in her video that she used the bean flour, hence my question to her about the taste of bean flour. I'm Nigerian myself and we are capable of giving an idea of how much of a particular ingredient to use. Most groups of people cook by taste and look, the measurements serve as a guide for those who are not familiar with cooking a particular dish.
Thanks ChiChi for the recipe. Is the bean flour good as the actual beans? Also how much onions and peppers? Please give quantities on recipes as not everyone knows what "some peppers" and "some onions" actually means. Thanks and well done
Thank you for your feedback. You have raised a valuable and important point here. It is always better to use the black eyed beans than bean flour as you are more certain about its contents as beans. However, they are still very delicious, extremely simple to make, and can be made in minutes. The secret to great akara is making it a semi thick batter and getting as much air into your mixture when blending your ingredients together. 1 medium onion and 1 scotchbonet chilli per litre batter mix.
Nne ChiChi, you're doing a great job here;your presentations are real ad they are educative. Nigerians' in diaspora are learning through your video, how to make real Nigerian foods that they might have forgotten and it also helps young Nigerian born abroad to know how to make some of their food. Just like my woman, she has learned from your video and chose to add it as one of her favorite videos. Please, add more videos, maybe on how to make stew(for white rice) and fried rice.
Thank you for your positive supportive response. I will be adding more clips of Nigerian food as soon as i can. Hope you have also enjoyed my Jollof rice recipe.
What brand of bean flour do you use? I find it doesn't taste very good when I use bean flour for Akara or moin-moin so I use split black eyed beans instead. I also add dried shrimps in mine.
I agree that to make akara from the unprocessed black eyed bean is better as you can not always be sure that the bean flour you are sold is 100 percent black eyed beans. I have been lucky to find a brand of bean flour that does not compromise too much on flavor. Best to buy from any African food dealers in your area as they may know what bean flour to sell you, but otherwise it's trial and error. In the UK, (BMARC) are my choice brand of bean flour.
I agree that to make akara from the unprocessed black eyed bean is better as you can not always be sure that the bean flour you are sold is 100 percent black eyed beans. I have been lucky to find a brand of bean flour that does not compromise too much on flavor. Best to buy from any African food dealers in your area as they may know what bean flour to sell you, but otherwise it's trial and error. In the UK, (BMARC) are my choice brand of bean flour.
chi chi,your great.i'm actually embarassed i'm nigerian and can't make any of these.I was never in the kitchen growing up,so your recipes have been a great help.can you make mor pls.can you make moi moi plx
wow...I never knew akara could be so easy to make..I need to find a place to buy that bean powder..I've always been scared of the whole washing the beans part..cos it takes ages. I'm definately gonna try it out sometime.
yes i did put all three chillies in, but if you had noticed, two would have been green. They are too fiercely hot to use so lavishly but i love them for the flavor, thus i use the very mild green ones that still give me full flavor but not so much the heat. Be careful with these chilies. They are not for the faint hearted. If in doubt use the un ripened green scotch bonnet chillies.
I finally found the connection! The Bahian people (came to Brazil as Nigerian slaves) make this dish as well and call it Acaraje. The only difference is they add dried shrimp to the mixture and fry it in equal parts plam oil (dende oil) and vegetable oil. It is crazy how they were seperated from Nigeria through slavery, but their cooking stlye is highly influenced by their Nigerian heritage!!
I share your facination which led me to go to go and explore Brazil last year. I was so inspired at how extensive Africa's influenced has spread and like you mention still intact. A unique experience to be discovering things about Nigerian religious belief systems outside of Nigeria too.
Chi Chi
Love your easy to follow recipes. You are amazing! So beautiful, with such an arresting voice and accent. You ought to be an international sensation!
Mack Rose in Valdosta, Georgia USA
bostongbr 2 months ago
Chi Chi thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes. I cooked jolloff rice according to your instructions, my husband went bananas! I can't wait to try out others. Thanks
eyeofprophetess 11 months ago
could you please show me how to make bitter leaf stew
propheticvoicetv 1 year ago
TY for this tutorial Chi Chi..I remember this from back in the day, my 1st hubby was from Benin:0)
MoDiva38 1 year ago
i love akara... am making it tomorrow for my daughters nursery leaving party, so will go easy on the scotch bonnets lol
DolceVita 1 year ago
This makes me wanna make akara tommoro morning! Great vids! I've directed my friend who loves my stew to go watch your channel. I can't be bothered to teach her myself! You got fans in canada <3
newnikky09 1 year ago
I love Akara-whenever my mom cooks this for breakfast i am up and ready to eat it all...lol
leszlie07 2 years ago
Hi Chi Chi i am glad you are here on youtube doing this. i would only ask if we could have more specific measurements? thanks!
miggy221 2 years ago
looks awesome would love to taste!!!!!
AANDJVIDS 2 years ago
Wow good job Chi chi, Man it's been a while since i had AKAARA . I stay in Houston Tx
kikky86 2 years ago
order your bean flour off the internet if it is not in your local market. Good luck!
pandamadness1 2 years ago
Hello there,
Thank you for your valuable comments. I would love to know who your online food provider is and would you recommend them as reputable, reliable and cost effective. I would really appreciate your feed back. Thanks
ChiChiTV 2 years ago
Chi Chi,where u at?u've not posted any new recipes in a while...
sickkkkkkko 2 years ago
Hey Chi Chi,
I love akara and would love to make them, but over here in the states i can't find any of the black eye pea flower. So if i am to make akara from black eye peas i long will i grind them up and how should the consistancy look
bloss062006 2 years ago
I found the powdered beans in an African Market. Are there none where you are?
Bronx, NY
MsDirtyAl 2 years ago
Well i'm not sure. I'm currently in Columbia, Missouri, which is a small town where I go to college and i've checked the Asia and middle eastern stores and they didn't sell any. They are no African stores here. But i'm from Kansas City( the biggest city in Missouri) so when i go home i'll have to check the African Stores up there.
bloss062006 2 years ago
they look soooo good, light too. amazing.
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Johnjose12345 2 years ago
wow isnt that rich coming from a people that don't even know how to season there food, You talk about knifing people in the streets, Have you ever taken into account that for every 1 person knifed in the streets by a black person, around 5000 die from Western Exploitation and another few thousand from western funded wars in africa...stand down and respect your parents.. silly child..
AfrikanLiberty 2 years ago 2
i lke puff puff better
xXexceptionalXx 2 years ago
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czogg99 2 years ago
lol wow if making a general statement about wat i like is putting others down then oo well thats to bad
xXexceptionalXx 2 years ago
i really love them but chi chi come on they are not nutritional they are fried
bhakula 2 years ago
Yes they are fried but each bean ball is packed with protein. They really do make for great snacky treats and because i make my balls fairly big and most times lay them on some kitchen tissue towels to absorb any of the excess oil, they are not as greasy as some i have had in the past. Got a few more recipes i will be posting soon. I will let you know.
ChiChiTV 2 years ago
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bloss062006 2 years ago
OH MI GOD THANK YOU. i did the whole 'put beans overnite' thing and its STILL not ready and im v.stressed becoz i have a party in 2hrs and its not ready, all i have 2 do is buy the bean flour. o mi god my life is saved!!
DarkPanthera 2 years ago
Where in London do u buy ur pea flour?
Shiftee88 2 years ago
You can buy your bean flour from most indian grocery store as alot of them sell alot of African imported foods. Brixton market, Ridley road market are one stop shopping spots to get any of your exclusive nigerian or african foods.
ChinezeO 2 years ago
Good luck with it. Look forward to hearing from you. Chi
ChiChiTV 2 years ago
CAN YOU DO A VIDEO on PUFF PUFF PLZ!
inatimi 3 years ago
Sheloveziaw82, thanks for your kind response but ChiChi specifically said in her video that she used the bean flour, hence my question to her about the taste of bean flour. I'm Nigerian myself and we are capable of giving an idea of how much of a particular ingredient to use. Most groups of people cook by taste and look, the measurements serve as a guide for those who are not familiar with cooking a particular dish.
mosheshe8 3 years ago
Thanks ChiChi for the recipe. Is the bean flour good as the actual beans? Also how much onions and peppers? Please give quantities on recipes as not everyone knows what "some peppers" and "some onions" actually means. Thanks and well done
mosheshe8 3 years ago
When Nigerians cook, we does use measurements. We cook by taste and look. I used fresh beans. I do not not knoow the short cut of bean flour
shelovezlaw82 3 years ago
Thank you for your feedback. You have raised a valuable and important point here. It is always better to use the black eyed beans than bean flour as you are more certain about its contents as beans. However, they are still very delicious, extremely simple to make, and can be made in minutes. The secret to great akara is making it a semi thick batter and getting as much air into your mixture when blending your ingredients together. 1 medium onion and 1 scotchbonet chilli per litre batter mix.
ChinezeO 3 years ago
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Im lovin' it!
diszno84 3 years ago
Nne ChiChi, you're doing a great job here;your presentations are real ad they are educative. Nigerians' in diaspora are learning through your video, how to make real Nigerian foods that they might have forgotten and it also helps young Nigerian born abroad to know how to make some of their food. Just like my woman, she has learned from your video and chose to add it as one of her favorite videos. Please, add more videos, maybe on how to make stew(for white rice) and fried rice.
klarapiepje 3 years ago
Thank you for your positive supportive response. I will be adding more clips of Nigerian food as soon as i can. Hope you have also enjoyed my Jollof rice recipe.
ChinezeO 3 years ago
Great video, ChiChi!
What brand of bean flour do you use? I find it doesn't taste very good when I use bean flour for Akara or moin-moin so I use split black eyed beans instead. I also add dried shrimps in mine.
Ayisha27 3 years ago
fresh beans taste better
shelovezlaw82 3 years ago
I agree that to make akara from the unprocessed black eyed bean is better as you can not always be sure that the bean flour you are sold is 100 percent black eyed beans. I have been lucky to find a brand of bean flour that does not compromise too much on flavor. Best to buy from any African food dealers in your area as they may know what bean flour to sell you, but otherwise it's trial and error. In the UK, (BMARC) are my choice brand of bean flour.
ChinezeO 3 years ago
I agree that to make akara from the unprocessed black eyed bean is better as you can not always be sure that the bean flour you are sold is 100 percent black eyed beans. I have been lucky to find a brand of bean flour that does not compromise too much on flavor. Best to buy from any African food dealers in your area as they may know what bean flour to sell you, but otherwise it's trial and error. In the UK, (BMARC) are my choice brand of bean flour.
ChinezeO 3 years ago
the best thing for u to do is disable comments if not peoples comments may depress u from posting videos.
LADEMI 3 years ago
What store did you bythe bean flour Chi Chi?
mikamocha24 3 years ago
oh my God!!! i can percieve the aroma right now.. oooohh Lord help me, my mouth is watery.
belladona001 3 years ago
Chi Chi I love this..Where can I get the bean flour in the USA?
NessaFOA 3 years ago
chi chi,your great.i'm actually embarassed i'm nigerian and can't make any of these.I was never in the kitchen growing up,so your recipes have been a great help.can you make mor pls.can you make moi moi plx
fenzi08 3 years ago
wow...I never knew akara could be so easy to make..I need to find a place to buy that bean powder..I've always been scared of the whole washing the beans part..cos it takes ages. I'm definately gonna try it out sometime.
Ladiba 3 years ago
I want to try that, did you put all three bonets in there?
degbola 3 years ago
yes i did put all three chillies in, but if you had noticed, two would have been green. They are too fiercely hot to use so lavishly but i love them for the flavor, thus i use the very mild green ones that still give me full flavor but not so much the heat. Be careful with these chilies. They are not for the faint hearted. If in doubt use the un ripened green scotch bonnet chillies.
ChinezeO 3 years ago
I finally found the connection! The Bahian people (came to Brazil as Nigerian slaves) make this dish as well and call it Acaraje. The only difference is they add dried shrimp to the mixture and fry it in equal parts plam oil (dende oil) and vegetable oil. It is crazy how they were seperated from Nigeria through slavery, but their cooking stlye is highly influenced by their Nigerian heritage!!
patchouli85 3 years ago 2
I share your facination which led me to go to go and explore Brazil last year. I was so inspired at how extensive Africa's influenced has spread and like you mention still intact. A unique experience to be discovering things about Nigerian religious belief systems outside of Nigeria too.
ChinezeO 3 years ago